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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 25 Apr 1921 to 15 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about capitalism.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under China China Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Superlinear returns are a feature of the world rather than an artifact of capitalism, and the same pattern runs through fame, power, knowledge and benefit to humanity. Superlinear returns are a feature of theworld rather than an artifact ofcapitalism, and the same pattern runsthrough fame, power, knowledge and benefitto humanity. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capitalism is the greatest engine of growth and prosperity the world has ever seen. — tap to centre the map on it Capitalism is the greatest engine ofgrowth and prosperity the world hasever seen. Last stated a week ago 11 Oct 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capitalism will eat itself on a long enough time span — tap to centre the map on it Capitalism will eat itself on a longenough time span Last stated 3 days ago 15 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capitalism's need for never-ending growth is killing the planet — tap to centre the map on it Capitalism's need for never-endinggrowth is killing the planet Last stated 6 years ago 3 Mar 2021 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: China should use capitalism to create socialism, letting the two work side by side — tap to centre the map on it China should use capitalism tocreate socialism, letting the twowork side by side Last stated 105 years ago 25 Apr 1921 SY Sun Yat-sen — holds since 1921-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cultural drift can be managed by letting capitalism run everything and using prediction markets to track a group's adaptive success and progress toward achieving key goals. — tap to centre the map on it Cultural drift can be managed byletting capitalism run everythingand using prediction markets totrack a group's adaptive success andprogress toward achieving key goals. Last stated 4 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is notthe cause of poverty but the onlytool there is for ending hunger andpoverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Jan 2024 JM Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: History suggests capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for political freedom — tap to centre the map on it History suggests capitalism is anecessary but not a sufficientcondition for political freedom MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it In commodity industries,extraordinary profits from shortagesare eventually competed away assupply responds to the profitincentive, and losses are similarlyself-correcting through reducedsupply. Last stated a year ago 5 Sept 2025 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated a month ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon. — tap to centre the map on it American ICBMs do not have the rangeto reach North Korea without flyingover Russia, which is the flaw thatturns a limited counterattack intoArmageddon. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: American missile defence is a fiction: 44 interceptors that work about half the time cannot answer the 1,670 warheads Russia has deployed. — tap to centre the map on it American missile defence is afiction: 44 interceptors that workabout half the time cannot answerthe 1,670 warheads Russia hasdeployed. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Superlinear returns are a feature of the world rather than an artifact of capitalism, and the same pattern runs through fame, power, knowledge and benefit to humanity. Last stated 1 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Paul Graham Read this korrent →